Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2025
VirusTotal uncovered an undetected malware campaign using SVG files that impersonated the Colombian justice system. VirusTotal researchers uncovered a phishing campaign using SVG files with hidden JavaScript to deploy fake Fiscalía General de la Nación login pages in Colombia and spread malware. VirusTotal noticed that, despite being outdated, SWF files are still abused in attacks. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 21, 2016
Researchers have discovered a new hacking campaign leveraging on Facebook Messenger to spread the Locky ransomware via SVG images. The Locky Ransomware is spread via a downloader, experts noticed that it is able to bypass Facebook defense measures by pretending to be a harmless image file. The campaign was first spotted during the weekend by the malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2015
Security experts at AppRiver firm have discovered a malicious campaign that is distributing a strain of ransomware via SVG files. Researchers at the AppRiver security firm have uncovered a malicious campaign that is distributing a strain of ransomware by exploiting SVG files. The SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics […]
